PhoneBoy talks with Tim Otis of the Check Point Incident Response Team about Wiper Malware... and The Cuckoo's Egg gets a mention.

A quick bulletin on the rise in Ransomware incidents observed over the last 48 hours.

• https://blog.checkpoint.com/2020/10/29/hospitals-targeted-in-rising-wave-of-ryuk-ransomware-attacks/
• https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/alerts/aa20-302a
• https://us-cert.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/AA20-302A_Ransomware%20_Activity_Targeting_the_Healthcare_and_Public_Health_Sector.pdf
• The Check Point Incident Response Team is standing by to help

PhoneBoy talks with Tim Otis from the Check Point Incident Response Team about Meme Warfare and Logo-ed Vulnerabilities

PhoneBoy talks with Tim Otis from the Check Point Incident Response Team about what threats we see related to elections.

Somehow, PhoneBoy's conversation with Ray Schippers and Tim Otis from the Check Point Incident Response Team around Ransomware led to Pee Chee folders.

This is my third conversation with Oren Koren on Infinity SOC. This time, we talk about the onboarding process and how little data we actually need from customers to show them tremendous value.

• Infinity SOC on CheckMates
• S02E23: Infinity SOC
• S02E26: What Can Infinity SOC Do For You

PhoneBoy talks with Ray Schippers and Tim Otis from the Check Point Incident Response Team about how the threat of DDoS is being used to extort money from organizations.

PhoneBoy talks with Oren Koren about the kinds of things you'll find in Infinity SOC to make your life as a cyber security analyst easier. See also our previous episode on Infinity SOC.

Check Point acquires Odo Security, which developed a cloud-based, clientless Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) technology that delivers secure remote access. Check Point Founder CEO Gil Shwed discusses the acquisition and Product Manager Eytan Segal talks about what our plan is to integrate this product into Check Point's portfolio.

• Press release
• More info about Odo Security's solution on CheckMates

PhoneBoy talks with Tim Otis and Ray Schippers from the Check Point Incident Response Team about how social engineering factors into cyber security incidents.